Principal Embedded Firmware and Software Engineer

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 147,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Generous time off including parental,

11 paid holidays

Additional flexible paid vacation and

Job summary

HP, Inc. seeks a Principal Embedded Firmware and Software Engineer to lead design, development, and debugging of embedded software and firmware for computer systems.

You will collaborate with hardware, software, QA, and product teams to deliver high-quality products, focusing on architecture, security, and system integration across BIOS/UEFI, drivers, and RTOS platforms. An emphasis on CI/CD and AI-assisted tooling is expected.

Qualifications

• Deep proficiency in embedded C and software architecture.
• Experience with BIOS/UEFI, EFI, drivers, RTOS environments.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills.
• Solid understanding of firmware security including secure updates.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for architecture, development, security, integration and deployment of embedded firmware and software.
• Analyze hardware and system architectures to define firmware requirements and interfaces.
• Troubleshoot and resolve firmware issues across subsystems with updates and changes.
• Define and drive firmware integration, verification, and validation strategies including automated tests and CI.
• Develop engineering tools and automation using Python and related tech.

Skills

Embedded C

Python

BIOS/UEFI

RTOS

Firmware security

Git

Linux

Agile

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/CE/EE or equivalent

Job description

Principal Embedded Firmware and Software Engineer

Description -

We are seeking a Principal Embedded Firmware & Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and debugging of embedded software and firmware for computer systems.

In this role, you will combine deep, hands-on engineering expertise with system-level technical leadership to ensure seamless integration between software and hardware components, delivering reliable and efficient system performance. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including hardware engineers, software developers, QA, and product managers to bring high-quality products to market.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for the architecture, development, security, integration, debugging, validation, and deployment of embedded firmware and software including BIOS/UEFI, EFI applications and drivers, embedded controllers, and RTOS-based systems.
• Analyze hardware and system architectures to define firmware requirements, dependencies, interfaces, integration strategies, and validation approaches.
• Troubleshoot and resolve firmware issues by designing and implementing enhancements, updates, and programming changes across firmware subsystems.
• Define and drive firmware integration, verification, and validation strategies, including automated testing, regression testing, and continuous integration.
• Develop and improve engineering tools and automation using Python and other appropriate technologies for development, debugging, testing, analysis, and validation.
• Advance CI/CD and DevSecOps practices for embedded development to improve engineering velocity, quality, traceability, and release confidence.
• Evaluate and apply AI-assisted software development and engineering tools where they can improve developer productivity, code quality, debugging, test development, documentation, or engineering workflows while meeting applicable security and intellectual-property requirements.

Education & Experience Recommended

• Bachelor's, Master's, or advanced degrees in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline; or equivalent practical experience and demonstrated technical expertise.
• Typically, 10+ years of experience in embedded firmware, embedded software, systems software, platform engineering, or a related engineering field.

Knowledge & Skills

• Deep proficiency in embedded C with strong software architecture, systems programming, and computer engineering fundamentals.
• Strong experience with Python for automation, tooling, testing, data analysis, or system diagnostics.
• Experience with BIOS/UEFI, EFI applications and drivers, RTOS environments, embedded controllers, DSPs, device firmware, or similar platform technologies.
• Exceptional debugging and root-cause-analysis skills.
• Strong understanding of firmware and platform security, including firmware authentication/signing, secure updates, hardware security capabilities, and vulnerability management.
• Familiarity with Git, Linux, and Agile development methodologies.

The pay range for this role is $147,050 to $230,850 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Job -

Software

Schedule -

Full time

Shift -

No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel -

Relocation -

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -

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